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Orbi-CA
Apr 21, 2020Aspirant
RBS850 broadcasting WPA2 security on 2.4 GHz and Open security on 5Ghz
 One of my my satellites is broadcasting WPA2 security for the 2.4Ghz channel and Open security for the 5Ghz channe. I did a wirelss scan using the Wireless Diagnostics tool on my mac and I can see th...
kildare
Apr 21, 2020Luminary
This problem may occour if using a wired satellite and the Orbi in AP mode.
After some time the wired satellite de-synch from the RBR850 and acts like a standalone AP maintaining the SSID but with no security on the 5Ghz band.
It even might continue to work if the RBR850 is turned off!
I found no solution.
See other threads here discussing wired satellite problems.
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Orbi-CA wrote:My Setup (Cable 900Mbps/40Mbps) -> TECHNICOLOR CGM4140COM -> Orbi RBS 850 with one wired backhaul satellite and one wireless backhaul satellite.